CRIME
Five Notorious Bandit Leaders Arrested In Zamfara
The Zamfara State Police Command arrested five notorious bandit leaders at various locations in the state this week. Among them is a Nigerien, who specializes in supplying sophisticated guns and ammunition to bandits. One of them, while being paraded, demonstrated how he hides his gun in his motorcycle to avoid being arrested by security operatives. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP...
Ten Killed As Rival Cults Clash In Cross River State
Ten persons have lost their lives following a clash between rival cult groups in the Akpabuyo and Bakassi local government areas of Cross River State. It was gathered that three suspected cults, Skylo, Mafia and Black Scorpion, were the dominant groups in the areas. The cultists were said to have been attacking one another since Monday, leaving scores dead. The Chairman of the Bakassi...
Buhari’s Son-In-Law Declared Wanted Over $65 MIllion Fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC has declared Gimba Yau Kumo, a son-in-law of President Muhammadu Buhari, wanted over an alleged $65 million fraud. Kumo, who got married to Fatima, one of the president’s daughters in 2016, was alleged to have perpetrated the crime alongside one Tarry Rufus and another Bola Ogunsola. In a statement on Thursday,...
Insecurity: Nigerians Won’t Understand How Hard We Work To Protect Them — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said his administration is working hard to tackle insecurity confronting the nation and he hopes Nigerians understand. Speaking to journalists at the State House shortly after observing the Eid prayer, marking the end of the month-long Ramadan fast, President Buhari said that the menace of bandits and kidnappers will be addressed to ensure that the...
Bende Police Station Attack Barbaric, Says Hon. Benjamin Kalu
Member representing Bende federal constituency, Hon. Benjamin Kalu has expressed dissatisfaction over incessant attacks on security formations, public properties, and security personnel across the country, particularly in Southeast and South-South regions of the country, describing the burning of Bende police station as barbaric. https://youtu.be/UhttinsYdS0 According to Hon. Kalu who doubles as Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, the latest attack is...
After Kidnap Of ABSU Students, FENRAD Charges Ikpeazu, Uzodimma To Be More Proactive
Following the kidnap of undisclosed number of students of Abia State University, ABSU a pro-democracy and human rights advocacy group, Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development, FENRAD, has charged the state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, and his Imo counterpart, Hope Uzodinma to be more proactive in protecting the lives of students and residents in both States. While joining well-meaning...
Only Justice Can End Insecurity, Says Sir Udensi
Interpol Systems Expert and Prime Security Consultant in the Country Sir Chikwe Udensi has said insecurity is a by-product of injustice, insisting that only justice and fair treatment to all can bring to end insecurity in Nigeria. While insisting that injustice and peace do not co-habit, Sir Udensi in a chat with ABN TV on Thursday added that there is...
“Awurum Eze Is Not An ESN Operative”, IPOB Replies Army
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has reacted to reports that the Nigerian Army captured one Awurum Eze, who is reportedly an IPOB second in command and member of the Eastern Security Network (ESN). The group in a press statement on Thursday denied the report adding that Eze is ‘too old’ to be an ESN operative. The statement, signed by...
Senator Kalu Condemns Attack On Bende Police Station, NDLEA Office In Abia
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has described the attack on Bende Divisional Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force by unidentified hoodlums as cruel and wicked. According to Kalu, the perpetrators of the barbaric act must be identified in a bid to bring them to book. READ ALSO: Gunmen Attack Bende Police...
Attack On Abia INEC Office Needless, Unacceptable — Sen. Kalu
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, has condemned the attack on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Ohafia Local Government Area (LGA) of Abia. The INEC office was set ablaze on Sunday by unidentified hoodlums, leaving electoral materials and furniture destroyed. Kalu, in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, described the act as undemocratic...
